USA warns Israel about ground offensive in Rafah. Israel's army will soon submit a detailed plan for the operation to the war cabinet.
UN organizations have received reports that some Palestinians have already left Rafah for the center of Gaza out of fear of Israel's attacks. Israeli President Izchak Herzog met secretly with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. UN International Court of Justice rejected an urgent request from South Africa to review the legality of Israel’s planned military offensive.